Michael W. Smith

Michael W. Smith

Michael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...

's first live album highlights selections from his previous album The Big Picture

The Big Picture (Michael W. Smith album)

The Big Picture is the third album by CCM artist Michael W. Smith, released in 1986. The title comes from "Pursuit of the Dream," in which it's heard a few times, but also applies to the variety of themes for young people to learn about from the songs...

. It also features three songs (two on the LP) from his debut The Michael W. Smith Project

The Michael W. Smith Project

The Michael W. Smith Project is Michael W. Smith's début album. Initially released in 1983, it was re-issued in CD format in 1987 with a new cover featuring an updated photo of Smith...

 and three new songs, but none from Michael W. Smith 2

Michael W. Smith 2

Michael W. Smith 2 is Michael W. Smith's second album. Released in 1984, it produced the CCM hits "I Am Sure" and "Hosanna". The album was notable for the collection of musicians who contributed to the recording, including Dann Huff and Mike Brignardello, who went on to form the heavy metal band...

. The band included numerous Christian music stalwarts of the late 1980s, including Wayne Kirkpatrick

Wayne Kirkpatrick

Wayne Kirkpatrick is an American singer/songwriter and musician born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana but now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Baton Rouge Magnet High School in 1979....

, Chris Rodriguez, and Chris Harris. A video version of the concert was also available commercially.

Track listing

1. "Nothin' But the Blood" – 3:42
2. "Lamu" – 8:26
3. "You're Alright" – 4:55
4. "Could He Be the Messiah" – 5:17
5. "Rocketown" – 6:18
6. "Emily" – 3:51
7. "I Know" – 4:29
8. "Friends" – 4:05
9. "Old Enough to Know" – 6:01
10. "Pursuit of the Dream" – 6:02
11. "Be Strong and Courageous" – 4:21
12. "You Need a Savior" – 6:25

LP Track listing

1. "Nothin' But the Blood" – 3:42
2. "You're Alright" – 4:55
3. "Could He Be the Messiah" – 5:17
4. "Rocketown" – 6:18
5. "Emily" – 3:51
6. "I Know" – 4:29
7. "Friends" – 4:05
8. "Old Enough to Know" – 6:01
9. "You Need a Savior" – 6:25